Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba
Former racing circuit in Brazil
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Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba (also known as Autódromo de Pinhais and Circuito Raul Boesel) was a motorsports circuit located in Pinhais, Brazil. It has been host to the World Touring Car Championship, TC2000, Fórmula Truck and Stock Car Brasil racing. Until 2013 the circuit has also been host of the South American Formula 3 Series, namely the Formula 3 Sudamericana. The circuit also formerly hosted the Brazilian Formula Three Championship.
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| Location | Av. Iraí, nº 16, Pinhais, PR, Brazil |
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| Coordinates | 25°26′41″S 49°11′49″W |
| Broke ground | 1965 |
| Opened | 1967 |
| Closed | 12 January 2022 |
| Major events | TCR South America (2021) Stock Car Brasil (1980–2018, 2020–2021) Copa Truck (2018, 2020–2021) GT Sprint Race (2012–2018, 2020–2021) Stock Car Corrida do Milhão (2017) Fórmula 3 Brasil (2014–2017) Fórmula Truck (1996, 1998–2003, 2005–2016) F3 Sudamericana (1989, 1992, 1996, 2002–2010, 2012–2013) Campeonato Sudamericano de GT (2007–2013) WTCC Race of Brazil (2006–2012) Auto GP (2012) TC2000 (2005–2006) World Series by Nissan (2002) Mil Milhas Brasil (1999) SASTC (1997–1998) |
| Website | http://www.autodromodecuritiba.com.br/ |
| Full Circuit (1988–2022) | |
| Length | 3.707 km (2.303 mi) |
| Turns | 11 |
| Race lap record | 1:10.182 ( Bas Leinders, Dallara SN01, 2002, Formula Nissan) |
| Outer Circuit (1988–2022) | |
| Length | 2.600 km (1.616 mi) |
| Turns | 5 |
| Race lap record | 0:50.371 ( Daniel Serra, Chevrolet Cruze Stock Car, 2021, Stock Car Pro) |
| Original Circuit (1967–1987) | |
| Length | 4.200 km (2.610 mi) |
| Turns | 9 |
A1 Grand Prix series
The circuit was scheduled to host a round of the A1 Grand Prix series in February 2006. However, after the schedule was revised, the circuit was removed as a host venue for the series.
Simulation / Video Games
| Simulation / Video Game | Year | Configuration | ||||
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| Outer | Full | |||||
| Automobilista 2 | 2020 |  |
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| Automobilista | 2016 | |
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| Game Stock Car Extreme | 2013 | |
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| Game Stock Car 2012 | 2012 | |
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| Game Stock Car | 2010 | |
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| Race Pro | 2009 | | ||||
| Race 07 | 2007 | |
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Ending of Activities
At the end of 2021, it was known the land of the circuit was sold. Since 2014, the Inepar group, the owner of Autodromo, entered in judicial recovery and the plan of recoveries at the time was to sell the circuit. This was postponed after a real estate crisis throughout Brazil and gave a new opportunity for the circuit. The new plan is a project to build residential and commercial towers. The launch of these buildings is planned for the second half of 2022.
On December 17, 2021 the part of "Curva da Vitória" started to be demolished, but for a legal reasons the work stopped with complaints about the historical heritage of circuit and its land.
Lap records
The fastest official lap records at the Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba are listed as:
